Update May 21st

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Many changes for the team in the last few days. The pipeline team has been slowly headed home so the house is much quieter. It is odd to not have a full team of nearly 15 around. As each one leaves we miss them as we had grown together as cohesive team. It was fun to note that the solar heater team got to lay the pipeline and the pipeline team was the ones to help put the tanks in place. Each team stepped up when needed and did what needed to be done to move all the projects forward.

The second group to go to Machu Picchu returned Friday night as the third and final group headed out Saturday morning. Some have asked for more photos so I will post a few more from the last group.

Work wise Laurie gave an update on the 19th. The crew that was here Thursday and Friday worked hard to get the solar collector box finished and tanks in place. Monday the crew worked on plumbing issues, sourcing Plexiglas, dealing with previous plumbing work that may have to be redone, and assessing how to get the water storage tank to work.

Often we find ourselves mired in work done by others that we had not planned that we would have to repair or redesign so that we can get our portion to work. It is all part of the game in “real world” engineering.

Health wise most are doing well, Kam is fighting his second round of the crud. We hope he will be feeling better soon. We all eat cautiously, but it is always a risk here.

The next few days will be busy as we enter the final stages to get the heater running and try to correct all the other issuses.

Hasta Mañana

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Photos

Machu Picchu before sunrise
Machu Picchu before sunrise. Huayna Picchu is the peak in the background that each of the teams has climbed. The pictures looking down on Machu Picchu are from the top of Huayna Picchu.

Machu Picchu from Huayna Picchu
Group three overlooking Machu Picchu. The team includes Dan, Aaron, Josh, Elaine and Tim.

Siesta time at Machu Picchu
After getting up at 4:45 am one of the terraces at Machu Picchu is a great place to take an after lunch siesta.

Comments

[James and Geneil Ballentine]

Thanks for the updates
We are Kam's parents in Hungary. We were so excited to access this site for information and photos of the work and play in Peru. Kam, we hope you get totally healthy. It sounds like you are accomplishing good things. It's great to read about it.